Thursday, June 14, 2007

Tata Indicom Data Card on Ubuntu

Got my Tata Indicom data (which is basically a Huawei E321) card to work my laptop running Ubuntu Edgy. It was fairly straightforward process, with ubuntu automatically doing most of the work. :)

1. After inserting the card, the modem got detected at /dev/ttyUSB0.
2. Ran

sudo wvdialconf
and it setup the default configuration
3. The I edited the /etc/wvdial.conf file to setup the Phone number, Username and password.
Phone = #777
Password = internet
Username = internet
4. Now run sudo wvdial R and that's it. After a series of debug messages, you should be connected to the internet.

Now I still need to figure how to get the signal strength of the network Iam in.

13 comments:

Abhishek said...

You finally overcame your fear of stuff not being compatible with Linux. Congrats.

Anonymous said...

Hey..this is really great..but a problem has occured...it sez that the Password and Number are incorrect...i have entered the correct ones.
Thanks.

Unknown said...

I have tata indicom plug to surf whiz (sungill SXC-1080 CDMA) -usb modem i tried the above steps, but when i connect it takes a long time and after some time it shows "CONNECTED, but signal lost" and tries to reconnect and continues to do so. can you help me to connect my usb modem? I'm using Ubuntu 6.06.

Anonymous said...

Hello Krishna,
r u able to use the data card to do voice chatting using skype or yahoo..or it is only for surfing

Anonymous said...

Hello Krishna,

Great and usefull blog, I had a fear of compatiblity in Ubuntu. I use Ubuntu 7.10 as so it should definetly work on that so i can order one. Does this (153 kbps) sufficient for my works, i usualy do skype call and some times i work from home through VPN.

Thanks

Unknown said...

I m using Linux mint 4.0.I want to to configure my tata indicom plug to surf(USB) on it.Please mail me the steps.
My mail id is 4u.aryan.singh@gmail.com
I shall be very thankful to U for this.

David Sequeira said...

Hi Krishna,

This is David. I Have a compatibility issue with the Tata Indicom SXC-1080. I have Limpus Lite V.1.09.E Linux as my Operating System and cant install the drivers need for the Device. Could u help me in solving the issue.
Thanks.

Regards
David.

davesequeira@gmail.com

stajan said...

hi friend
i brought a vdata card and My os is ubuntu,i tried all the steps to configure the datacard but a problem occurred in 3 rd step..when i tried to edit wvdial.conf,getting some error msg showing "could not save the file /etc/wvdial.conf.You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file.please check that you typed the location correctly and try again" am a fresher n Linux- just few wks back migrated to Ubuntu from windows,hope u help me to solve this problem..

HARESH said...

Hi, anyone configured this Plug 2 Surf in VMWare? I installed RedHat9 as guest OS in VMWare. I am to configure this. If anyone tried plz share.

Thank you.
Haresh

puneeth said...

stajan.... sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf... also make sure tat below at gedit, while exiting it properly states changes saved, or else redo the procedure
great tech blogs at www.itech7.com
loke connecting to da Internet with static ip provided by tata indicom(ISP)
http://www.itech7.com/Linux/Ubuntu-810-internet-connection-for-a-static-IP

Ravi said...

HERE IS THE SIMPLE PROCEDURE TO INSTALL PLUG TO SURF IN ANY LINUX

open Kwrite,and paste the following:



[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 460800
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init3 = AT+CRM=1
Stupid Mode = 1
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = USB Modem
Phone = #777
Username = internet
Password = internet


now,save the file as wvdial.conf
now,open "/etc" folder as root and paste into that folder
now,open terminal and type "wvdial"
now u r connected to internet

Just One Read said...

I have installed UBUNTU and want to use my TATA indicom dial up phone for internet it is LG350 with USB connection
I have tried the code
[dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyS0
Baud=11520
SetVolume=0
Init1=ATZ
Init2=AT+CRM=1
ISDN=0
Modem type = Analog Modem
FloControl=Hardware(CRTSCTS)
Phone=#777
Username=internet
Password=internet
Stupid Mode=1
Then I created the
resol.conf as
name server 202.138.103.100
nameserver 202.138.96.2
followed by a sudo wvdial
I am using a LG350 phone which I am connecting to a USB port and not serial port
I am getting the error
/dev/ttyS0 input/output error
it is because the tty should be something else for USB please let me know.

Varsha Jaikumar said...

Thank you so much. It really worked. I had been struggling with my modem for the past many months, and finally your post came to my aid. Thanks a lot. :)